City-County Council fails to pass $3M plan to lure grocer to Avondale Meadows area

11:05 PM,
Mar. 25, 2013

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After coming up short at two earlier meetings, the City-County Council's majority Democrats lost a final vote tonight on a $3 million plan to help attract a grocery store to a poor neighborhood.

The proposal - targeting the redeveloping Avondale Meadows area near 38th Street and Keystone Avenue - failed 14-15. Democrat Brian Mahern joined all Republicans in voting against it, marking one of several vote switches since last month that shook out to leave the issue dead in the water.

Absences at two meetings in February had resulted in an indecisive vote (with neither side reaching the needed 15 ...